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Critical resource map

Exposure
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High-purity quartz

v1 shows a gap rather than substituting USGS industrial sand figures.

Country panel

Import reliance
No dataNot reported by USGS. No official US net import reliance for high-purity quartz.
Top import partners
No dataPartner shares are published for the United States in USGS MCS 2026; other viewers are No data in v1.

Global totals

Production
No dataNot reported by USGS. MCS 2026 has no high-purity quartz chapter. Industrial sand and gravel is a different commodity and is not used as a proxy.
Reserves
No dataNot reported by USGS.
Reserve life
No dataNot reported by USGS. MCS 2026 has no high-purity quartz chapter. Industrial sand and gravel is a different commodity and is not used as a proxy.

Concentration

  • No dataNo country production figures reported

Production share

    Colour scale is colour-blind-safe sand to rust. Grey means no listed figure. “Other countries” is not drawn. On small screens the map is a ranked list.

    No country production figures to chart.

    Uses

    • Semiconductor-grade crucibles and silicon-metal feedstock (industry use; not a USGS HPQ table). 2025
    • Photovoltaic and high-purity glass applications. 2025

    Recycling

    No recycling note in the USGS chapter.

    Substitution

    No substitution note in the USGS chapter.

    Sources